WelcomeThere is an unspoken principle that we all intuitively live by: Good news is meant to be shared. Consider for a moment—what is usually the very first thing we do with good news like landing a new job, getting into the college we wanted, or discovering an incredible restaurant? Naturally, we want to share it with others—especially those closest to us. Yet, for many of us, this isn’t always our felt experience with our own faith, and for good reason.
Every day, we are being bombarded with signals from our surrounding culture to “keep our beliefs to ourselves.” There is a pronounced allergy—even hostility—in the post-Christian West toward any claims of capital T truth. In our time, it might be acceptable to believe a particular way of life is best for you, but it’s problematic to suggest that way of life is best for everyone. This can all lead to a very private way of following Jesus that, in belief, is “good news for all people” but in practice, just becomes “good news for me.” Yet, in the midst of this, Jesus’ invitation to witness to him has not expired—it remains just as relevant to modern apprentices as it was to its original hearers. For the last two millennia, followers of Jesus have dared to ask the question: How do we witness to the good news of Jesus in this particular moment? Through this Practice, we want to explore that same question for our time.
Over the next several weeks, we will set aside time to explore how Jesus himself entered into witness—his mission, motivation, and method for sharing the good news—to see our compassion grow for the lost, to extend relationship around our tables, and to form words and a way of life in community that witness to the gospel. Now, this kind of witness will not just happen—it will require risk and take practice. But if we say yes to this way of relating to the gospel and those around us, we can experience the deep life in Jesus that can only truly be discovered when we generously share it with others.
Welcome to the Practice of Witness.
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